by Billy Burke | Oct 11, 2023 | blog, Real Estate
To start, we should define what an easement and a cotenant are in the Lone Star State. Under Texas Law, an easement is a non-possessory interest in land that authorizes its holder to use property for a particular purpose, which is expressed within a grant. A common...
by Billy Burke | Oct 10, 2023 | blog, Oil and Gas, Real Estate
Under Texas law, a Deed which conveys a tract or strip of land conveys the title to the land in fee. “Fee” is the short form of a fancy legal term “fee simple” which Black’s Law Dictionary defines as an interest in land […] being the broadest property interest allowed...
by Benjamin Shaver | Oct 9, 2023 | blog, Oil and Gas, Real Estate
Texas is the second largest state in the United States of America, covering roughly 268,596 square miles with numerous roadways, easements, and highways. Texas is also a leading oil and gas producer and within such a large state, chances are that oil and gas activity...
by Seth Grove | Oct 6, 2023 | blog, Real Estate
What is the difference between a lengthy metes and bounds property description, and a simple reference to a prior deed filed of record? Why does one property description take two pages, describing the length of each boundary, while other property descriptions are only...
